[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The short title of this Code of Ordinances prepared and published
for Moon Township shall be the "Moon Township Code of Ordinances."
[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
For purposes of this Code, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below, unless a different meaning clearly appears
from the context:
CODE
The Moon Township Code of Ordinances, as amended.
CODE OFFICIAL
The Code Official of the Township duly appointed and/or designated
by the Township Manager and/or the Board of Supervisors, and including
the Township Code Official/Building Inspector, Code Enforcement Officer,
Zoning Officer, and/or Building Code Official duly appointed by the
Township Manager and/or the Board of Supervisors, and/or the authorized
designee of the Township Manager.
PARKS DIRECTOR
The Parks and Recreation Director of the Township, the authorized
designee of the Township Manager and/or the authorized designee of
the Board of Supervisors.
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, corporation, association,
organization or other legal entity. Whenever used in any section prescribing
and imposing a fine or imprisonment, or both, the term "person," as
applied to associations, shall include the responsible members or
general partners thereof, and as applied to corporations, the officers
thereof.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
The Township Planning Department, which may also be referred
to as the Community Development Department.
PLANNING DIRECTOR
The Planning Director of the Township, the authorized designee
of the Township Manager and/or the authorized designee of the Board
of Supervisors.
POLICE CHIEF
The Police Chief of Moon Township, his authorized designee,
the authorized designee of the Township Manager and/or the authorized
designee of the Board of Supervisors.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Moon Township Police Department, including the Police
Chief and the Township police officers.
TOWNSHIP
Moon Township, located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
TOWNSHIP BUILDING
The municipal offices of the Township located at 1000 Beaver
Grade Road in the Township, or such other location(s) designated by
the Board of Supervisors.
TOWNSHIP ENGINEER
The Engineer of the Township duly appointed by the Board
of Supervisors pursuant to the requirements of Article XII of the
Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. §§ 66201 —
66203, as amended, and/or his authorized designee.
TOWNSHIP MANAGER
The Manager of the Township duly appointed by the Board of
Supervisors, his authorized designee and/or the authorized designee
of the Board of Supervisors.
TOWNSHIP ROADMASTER
The Township official(s) or employee(s) appointed and/or
designated by the Township Manager and/or the Board of Supervisors
to be in charge of the Township Public Works Department, his authorized
designee, the authorized designee of the Township Manager and/or the
authorized designee of the Board of Supervisors.
TOWNSHIP SOLICITOR
The Solicitor of the Township duly appointed by the Board
of Supervisors pursuant to the requirements of Article XI of the Second
Class Township Code, 53 P.S. §§ 66101 — 66103,
as amended, and/or his authorized designee.
TOWNSHIP STANDARD DETAILS
The Township's accepted methods, materials, designs,
details, and practices for construction, repair, and replacement of
certain private improvements and public improvements prepared by the
Township Engineer and approved by the Board of Supervisors by resolution,
as may be amended from time to time. Copies of the current Township
Standard Details are on file in the office of the Township Manager.
TOWNSHIP TREASURER
The Treasurer of the Township duly appointed by the Board
of Supervisors, his authorized designee and/or the authorized designee
of the Board of Supervisors.
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The Moon Township Code of Ordinances may be cited by section number. The approved short form is "Code." Thus, "Code, § 27-101" refers to § 101 of Chapter
27 of this Code of Ordinances.
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Chapter, subchapter, part, subpart, section, subsection, paragraph,
subparagraph, clause, and subclause headings contained in the Code
may not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or affect the scope, meaning
or intent of the Code. The headings of sections, subsections or other
divisions of this Code are intended as mere captions to indicate the
contents of the section, subsection or other division and shall not
be deemed to be taken as titles of such section, subsection or other
division, nor as any part of said section, subsection or other division
unless expressly so provided.
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Except as may be otherwise stated in any provision of this Code,
the present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future
the present; the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter,
the feminine includes the masculine and neuter, and the neuter includes
the masculine and feminine; the singular includes the plural, and
the plural the singular; the words "shall" and "will" are always mandatory;
and the term "may" is always permissive.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to change or amend by addition
or deletion any part or portion of this Code, or to insert or delete
pages or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in
any manner whatsoever, except by ordinance or resolution or other
official act of the Board of Supervisors.